Examples#

The LilyPond documentation used in example can be downloaded here: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly.

Original paper size#

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$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114" composer = "Christian Petzold" } \score { << \relative c'' { \time 3/4 \tempo 4 = 120 \key g \major d4 g,8 a b c d4 g, g e'4 c8 d e fis g4 g, g c4 d8 c b a b4 d8 c b a fis4 g8 a b g a2. } >> \midi {} \layout {} }$

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :nocrop:

Disable Audio#

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :noaudio:

Transposing#

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :transpose: g c

Multiple Pages#

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$\version "2.20.0" \header { title = "Alice" composer = "古川本舖" arranger = "Osamuraisan" copyright = "SilverRainZ" } prelude = \repeat unfold 2 { e,4 c g d f, c g d g, c g d g,8(a,8\6) c4 g d } interlude = \repeat unfold 2 { <e, g>4 c' d' g' <f, g>4 c' d' g' <g, g>4 c' d' g' <f, g>4 c' d' g' } pieceA = { <a, c'>4 e' <e, g'> g } pieceAi = { <f, c'>4 g' <c g'> g } pieceB = { <c a'>4 g8 c'8 <f, c'>4 d } pieceBi = { <d g'>4 (c'') <a c''> g } pieceBii = { <c c'>4 d <g, d'> d' } pieceBiii = { <c c'>4 d <g, d'> f' } pieceC = { <c a>4 c' <g, e'> d } pieceCi = { <d c'>4 g <g, e'> g } pieceCii = { <c c'>4 d' <a, e'> g8 e'8 } pieceCiii = { <d e'>4 c' <a, c'> g8 e'8 } pieceCiv = { <c c'>4 d' <a, e'> g } pieceD = { <g, d'>4 c' <a, c'> g } pieceDi = { <g, d'>4 f' <a, e'> d } pieceDii = { <g, d'>4 d8 c'8 <a, c'>4 d8 e'8 } pieceDiii = { <g, d'>4 c' <f, c'> g } pieceDiv = { <g, d'>4 d8 c'8 <a, c'>2 } symbols = { \time 4/4 \tempo "Allegro" 4 = 150 % 1 \prelude %9 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %13 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %17 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %21 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceD %25 \pieceA \pieceB <c a>4 c' <g, e'> <d f'> \pieceD %29 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %33 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %37 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDii \bar "||" %41 \pieceDiii %42 \pieceAi \pieceBii \pieceCii \pieceDiii %46 \pieceAi \pieceBiii \pieceCiii \pieceDiii %50 \pieceAi \pieceBiii \pieceCiv %53 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDii \bar "||" %57 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %61 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceDi %65 \pieceA \pieceB \pieceC \pieceD %69 \pieceA \pieceBi \pieceCi \pieceDiv \bar "||" %73 \prelude %81 \interlude \bar "||" %89 r1 r1 \bar "|." } \score { << \new Staff \with {midiInstrument = "acoustic guitar (nylon)"} { \clef "G_8" \symbols } \new TabStaff { \tabFullNotation \symbols } >> \midi { } \layout { } }$

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/alice.ly

Loop#

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :loop:

New in version 1.2.

Control Bar at the Top#

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.. lilyinclude:: /_scores/minuet-in-g.ly
   :controls: top

New in version 1.3.

Jianpu (Numbered Musical Notation)#

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$\version "2.20.0" #(set-global-staff-size 20) % un-comment the next line to remove Lilypond tagline: % \header { tagline="" } \pointAndClickOff \paper { print-all-headers = ##t %% allow per-score headers % un-comment the next line for A5: % #(set-default-paper-size "a5" ) % un-comment the next line for no page numbers: % print-page-number = ##f % un-comment the next 3 lines for a binding edge: % two-sided = ##t % inner-margin = 20\mm % outer-margin = 10\mm % un-comment the next line for a more space-saving header layout: % scoreTitleMarkup = \markup { \center-column { \fill-line { \magnify #1.5 { \bold { \fromproperty #'header:dedication } } \magnify #1.5 { \bold { \fromproperty #'header:title } } \fromproperty #'header:composer } \fill-line { \fromproperty #'header:instrument \fromproperty #'header:subtitle \smaller{\fromproperty #'header:subsubtitle } } } } } %{ The jianpu-ly input was: title=C Major Scale 1=C 4=60 2/4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1' %} \score { << \override Score.BarNumber #'break-visibility = #center-visible \override Score.BarNumber #'Y-offset = -1 \set Score.barNumberVisibility = #(every-nth-bar-number-visible 5) %% === BEGIN JIANPU STAFF === \new RhythmicStaff \with { \consists "Accidental_engraver" %% Get rid of the stave but not the barlines: \override StaffSymbol #'line-count = #0 %% tested in 2.15.40, 2.16.2, 2.18.0, 2.18.2, 2.20.0 and 2.22.2 \override BarLine #'bar-extent = #'(-2 . 2) %% LilyPond 2.18: please make barlines as high as the time signature even though we're on a RhythmicStaff (2.16 and 2.15 don't need this although its presence doesn't hurt; Issue 3685 seems to indicate they'll fix it post-2.18) } { \new Voice="W" { \override Beam #'transparent = ##f \override Stem #'direction = #DOWN \override Tie #'staff-position = #2.5 \tupletUp \override Stem #'length-fraction = #0 \override Beam #'beam-thickness = #0.1 \override Beam #'length-fraction = #0.5 \override Voice.Rest #'style = #'neomensural % this size tends to line up better (we'll override the appearance anyway) \override Accidental #'font-size = #-4 \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##t \set Voice.chordChanges = ##t %% 2.19 bug workaround \override Staff.TimeSignature #'style = #'numbered \override Staff.Stem #'transparent = ##t \mark \markup{1=C} \tempo 4=60 \time 2/4 #(define (note-one grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "1"))))))) \applyOutput #'Voice #note-one c'4 #(define (note-two grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "2"))))))) \applyOutput #'Voice #note-two d'4 #(define (note-three grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "3"))))))) | %{ bar 2: %} \applyOutput #'Voice #note-three e'4 #(define (note-four grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "4"))))))) \applyOutput #'Voice #note-four f'4 #(define (note-five grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "5"))))))) | %{ bar 3: %} \applyOutput #'Voice #note-five g'4 #(define (note-six grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "6"))))))) \applyOutput #'Voice #note-six a'4 #(define (note-seven grob grob-origin context) (if (and (eq? (ly:context-property context 'chordChanges) #t) (or (grob::has-interface grob 'note-head-interface) (grob::has-interface grob 'rest-interface))) (begin (ly:grob-set-property! grob 'stencil (grob-interpret-markup grob (make-lower-markup 0.5 (make-bold-markup "7"))))))) | %{ bar 4: %} \applyOutput #'Voice #note-seven b'4 \applyOutput #'Voice #note-one c''4^. \bar "|." } } % === END JIANPU STAFF === >> \header{ title="C Major Scale" } \layout{} } \score { \unfoldRepeats << % === BEGIN MIDI STAFF === \new Staff { \new Voice="X" { \transpose c c { \key c \major \tempo 4=60 \time 2/4 c'4 d'4 | %{ bar 2: %} e'4 f'4 | %{ bar 3: %} g'4 a'4 | %{ bar 4: %} b'4 c''4 } } } % === END MIDI STAFF === >> \header{ title="C Major Scale" } \midi { \context { \Score tempoWholesPerMinute = #(ly:make-moment 84 4)}} }$

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.. jianpu::

   title=C Major Scale
   1=C
   4=60
   2/4

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